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Right-to-work protest in Mich.

A protester walks past Michigan State Police at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 11, 2012. The crowd is protesting right-to-work legislation passed last week. The Republican-controlled Michigan legislature has given final approval to contentious laws limiting the power of unions in this labor stronghold, sending it to the governor for his expected signature. In a test of organized labor's strength in the heart of the industrial Midwest, the House passed two bills that were previously approved by the Senate. One dealt with public-sector workers and another focused on the private sector. Michigan would become the 24th right-to-work state, banning requirements that nonunion employees pay unions for services.

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Michigan State Police cruisers line the pedestrian walkway west of the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 10, 2012.

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Thousands of protesters gather for a rally on the State Capitol grounds in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 11, 2012.

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Protesters gather for a rally at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 11, 2012.

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Michigan State Police stand guard at an entrance to the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 11, 2012.

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Protesters gather for a rally at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 11, 2012.

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Protesters gather for a rally at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 11, 2012.

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Union members Brian Brissette, of Auburn, Mich., from left, Tom Gazley, of Romeo, Mich., and Eric Kozlow, of Warren, Mich., watch the Michigan House of Representatives vote on a television in the at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 11, 2012.

Michigan State Police surround a man who was allegedly knocked off his segway scooter by a sheriff deputy on horseback during a rally on the State Capitol grounds in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 11, 2012.

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Protesters gather for a rally outside the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 11, 2012.

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Protesters gather for a rally in the rotunda at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 11, 2012.

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Protesters gather for a rally on the State Capitol steps in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 11, 2012.

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Michigan State Police officers stand on the Senate side of the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 10, 2012.

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A protester holds an American flag at a rally on the State Capitol grounds in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 10, 2012.

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Protesters gather for a rally in the rotunda at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 11, 2012.

Credit: Paul Sancya

Thousands of protesters gather for a rally on the State Capitol grounds in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 11, 2012.

Credit: Carlos Osorio

Michigan State Police cruisers line the pedestrian walkway west of the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 10, 2012.

Credit: Carlos Osorio

Sheet metal workers from Toledo escort an inflatable rat during a march to the State Capitol grounds in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 11, 2012.

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Thousands of supporter march to the State Capitol grounds in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 11, 2012.

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Members of the Michigan House Democrats and supporters stand in the office of House Democratic Leader Rick Hammel, center, in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 10, 2012, to denounce the state's right-to-work legislation which was passed last week in Lansing.

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Thousands of supporters rally at the State Capitol grounds in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 11, 2012.